Your Reviews

"Not our favourite!…"

09-Sep-2015

We were pleased to have the opportunity to listen to this as my 7 year old daughter had just read the book. However she found it a little long and did not particularly like Sheridan Smith's voice so has not returned to the cd, unlike her Roald Dahl cds which she listens to again and again, as well as Alan Bennett reading Winnie the Pooh. Will try it again in a few months.

"Good audiobook, but don't play it while driving…"

03-Sep-2015

My 7 year old daughter and me enjoyed listening to Alice in Wonderland read by Sheridan Smith however the book felt quite long so we had to listen to it in several sittings.Originally I thought we keep the CD's for our travels to our holiday destination, unfortunately halfway through the first CD we had to stop listening as we all (including the driver) started to feel a bit sleepy listening to it. Also my 2 and 5 year old son and daughter didn't like to listen to the CD, I guess they would have rather had pictures to look at with the CD. Personally I would have preferred to have listened to the book with a hard copy of the book next to it. For my 7 year old however this was not a problem. Sheridan Smith read the book very well, however the sounds effects should maybe have blended a bit more into the book as it would have done in a movie.

"A great story let down by Sheridan Smith and the incidental music…"

02-Sep-2015

This Puffin recording of the classic story has issues that marred my enjoyment.

The choice of Sheridan Smith to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was a strange one. She sounds like a discount Toyah Willcox and it was hard to take her seriously. There was also a scratchy sound underpinning most of the first disc - and what felt like a muffled recording quality - so it was very difficult to enjoy the story.

There were also issues with the incidental music. I know when accompanying and incidental music is done well from Walliams and Cowell audio books. This story had a theme introduced prommisingly - and then cut off abruptly.

Additionally, when the narrative said characters "sang", this audio book decided to read it flatly. Any melody would have been better than what was recorded here.

I really wanted to enjoy this audio book, but it ended up being bothersome.

"Classic story told beautifully…"

30-Aug-2015

A lovely story told beautifully. My daughter enjoyed listening to this story especially the funny effects of Alice popping unknown food into her mouth. However we did find the story a tad too long. We listened to it in 2 sittings. A good way to listen to stories when you don't have time to sit down and actually read a book.

"Enchanting and captivating storytelling…"

29-Aug-2015

Sheridan Smith brought all the characters of Alice in Wonderland to life with her beautiful reading of the story. My 8 year old daughter and I listened to story whilst colouring and spent some quality time together getting to know Alice and her adventures.

"Great adaptation that engaged the whole family…"

29-Aug-2015

Great adaptation that engaged the whole family on a long car trip to Cornwall.Sheridan Smith read the tale beautifully with a range of voices and accents. Although she enjoyed it the story went a little over my eight year old's head but her 12 year old brother loved the surreal and imaginative aspects and there were some laugh out loud moments. I had forgotten some of the story since reading the book as a child so it was a lovely reminder of an imaginative tale . Highly recommended particularly for car journeys.

"Classic story beautifully told…"

27-Aug-2015

I listened to this audiobook with my 9 year old daughter. She loved hearing the familiar story brought to life with lively voices. Sheridan Smith reads this story beautifully. I would recommend this audiobook to any fans of Alice in Wonderland.

"Great for times when an actual book isn't available!…"

27-Aug-2015

My daughter enjoyed listening to this book but she is an avid reader and said she preferred to go off and read rather than listen. I think the best use for this would be on car journeys when it would hopefully keep everyone involved in the story until we reach our destination. I'd also give it a go in the background when we are crafting or colouring too.

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"Lovely to enjoy the full story, perfect for long car journey!…"

21-Aug-2015

We received this Audio CD as part of the Puffin Audio book club. My girls have previously enjoyed abridged versions of Alice in Wonderland because they didn't feel able to read the full story on their own. Therefore it was lovely to sit back and relax and enjoy Sheridan Smith reading to us, we discovered lots of new things about the story that we haven't heard before. It was perfect for listening to in the car on the way to our holidays.

"Fantastic performance of a classic…"

20-Aug-2015

Sheridan Smith was a great choice for this role - she does great voices and is really engaging. I love the fact that it's faithful to the book (unlike some audiobooks which are dramatized and cut things out etc). The musical elements worked well, contrary to what I expected - they really made it more immersive without being distracting. It's a great story, one of DD's favourites, and this version was brilliant - a lovely cosy way to wind down at bedtime.

"Great story, brilliantly read…"

17-Aug-2015

I thought this story would struggle to hold my six year old son's interest but I was so wrong. He's been gripped from the start and even made me wait in the car at our destination until the end of a chapter. My four year old was also engrossed.The story is of course a classic but was absolutely brought to life by Sheridan Smith. Our favourite is the dormouse! She has a huge range. We listened to it on the way back from holiday and it made the journey far less painful.